Samson High School
209 North Broad St
Samson AL, 36477, Geneva County
Phone: 334-898-2371
Ranking: (278 out of 359, bottom 23%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Geneva County School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |||||||
Total Students: | 211 | 220 | 225 | 214 | 235 | 221 | 237 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 55 | 26.1% | 77 | 35.0% | 51 | 22.7% | 58 | 27.1% | 54 | 23.0% | 64 | 29.0% | 59 | 24.9% |
Grade 10: | 69 | 32.7% | 43 | 19.5% | 58 | 25.8% | 52 | 24.3% | 67 | 28.5% | 49 | 22.2% | 76 | 32.1% |
Grade 11: | 39 | 18.5% | 45 | 20.5% | 59 | 26.2% | 59 | 27.6% | 49 | 20.9% | 66 | 29.9% | 53 | 22.4% |
Grade 12: | 48 | 22.7% | 55 | 25.0% | 57 | 25.3% | 45 | 21.0% | 65 | 27.7% | 42 | 19.0% | 49 | 20.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 121 | 57.3% | 114 | 51.8% | 126 | 56.0% | 111 | 51.9% | 115 | 48.9% | 104 | 47.1% | 100 | 42.2% |
Female: | 90 | 42.7% | 106 | 48.2% | 99 | 44.0% | 103 | 48.1% | 112 | 47.7% | 109 | 49.3% | 133 | 56.1% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.4% |
Asian: | 2 | 0.9% | 3 | 1.4% | 3 | 1.3% | 3 | 1.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.5% | 3 | 1.3% |
Hispanic: | 11 | 5.2% | 9 | 4.1% | 6 | 2.7% | 6 | 2.8% | 2 | 0.9% | 5 | 2.3% | 2 | 0.8% |
Black: | 30 | 14.2% | 38 | 17.3% | 39 | 17.3% | 35 | 16.4% | 43 | 18.3% | 41 | 18.6% | 44 | 18.6% |
White: | 168 | 79.6% | 170 | 77.3% | 177 | 78.7% | 170 | 79.4% | 188 | 80.0% | 173 | 78.3% | 187 | 78.9% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 130 | 61.6% | 145 | 65.9% | 127 | 56.4% | 120 | 56.1% | 112 | 47.7% | 95 | 43.0% | 101 | 42.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 10.9% | 15 | 6.8% | 21 | 9.3% | 11 | 5.1% | 16 | 6.8% | 28 | 12.7% | 25 | 10.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.56 | 12.90 | 15.24 | 16.53 | 17.66 | 16.00 | 17.80 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
ADAW | ||||||
2004 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 40.8% | 46.9% |
2005 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 46.7% | 44.8% |
2006 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 36.6% | 49% |
2008 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.73% | 35.35% | 46.76% |
2009 | Grammar and Usage | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.22% | 48.91% | 42.56% |
2004 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 69.4% | 65% |
2005 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 63.1% | 64.3% |
2006 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.2% | 69% |
2008 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.64% | 58.8% | 64.91% |
2009 | Holistic Composition | 10th Grade | % met std | 85.72% | 68.99% | 76.43% |
2004 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 58.5% | 60.3% |
2005 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 54.4% | 56.8% |
2006 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | 51.7% | 63.6% |
2008 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.23% | 54.55% | 61.3% |
2009 | Sentence Formation | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.17% | 61.96% | 61.43% |
2004 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 49.1% | 56.7% |
2005 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 58% | 54.6% |
2006 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 50.5% | 59.2% |
2008 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.17% | 53.03% | 59.53% |
2009 | Writing Mechanics | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.73% | 60.87% | 57.81% |
AHSGE | ||||||
2008 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.52% | 66.43% | 72.59% |
2009 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.58% | 82.51% | 87.59% |
2010 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.67% | 90.82% | 93.34% |
2011 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.99% | 93.16% | 94.47% |
2012 | Biology | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.73% | 95.83% | 95.24% |
2004 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 83.8% | 81% |
2005 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 74.2% | 80.4% |
2006 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 81% | 82.2% |
2007 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.91% | 72.94% | 80.01% |
2008 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.44% | 68.15% | 76.95% |
2009 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 73.22% | 81.82% |
2010 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.31% | 73.1% | 78.46% |
2011 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.93% | 72.11% | 77.64% |
2012 | Language | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.27% | 74.4% | 75.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 78.2% | 78% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 75% | 78.3% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 78.7% | 83.6% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.64% | 80% | 83.74% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.72% | 75.8% | 84.02% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.13% | 83.69% | 85.56% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.23% | 80.42% | 84.32% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.19% | 74.73% | 85.39% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.27% | 79.76% | 85.03% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 85.5% | 86.9% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 84.3% | 85.7% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 81.7% | 85.6% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.18% | 77.65% | 82.19% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.77% | 71.97% | 81.17% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.43% | 75% | 81.63% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.75% | 74.49% | 81.82% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.93% | 75.66% | 83.29% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.36% | 77.97% | 82.92% |
2004 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 89.6% | 82.1% |
2005 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 85.5% | 80.9% |
2006 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 87.1% | 84.8% |
2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.82% | 80.59% | 82.09% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.07% | 80.26% | 81.22% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.91% | 68.35% | 75.76% |
2004 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 61.4% | 74.2% |
2005 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 68.5% | 76% |
2006 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 65.8% | 77.1% |
2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.18% | 58.24% | 73.9% |
2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.79% | 59.87% | 72.58% |
2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.49% | 67.39% | 78.86% |
2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.17% | 64.62% | 73.05% |
2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.63% | 60.53% | 71.38% |
2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.64% | 64.88% | 71.26% |
2010 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 81.97% | 89.13% | 94.02% |
2011 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.67% | 96.75% | 98.1% |
2012 | Biology | 12th Grade | % met std | 98.19% | 98.33% | 98.49% |
2004 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 90.3% | 95.4% |
2005 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90% | 94.3% | 94.5% |
2006 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.8% | 94.7% |
2007 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 87.92% | 89.7% |
2008 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.41% | 94.49% |
2009 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 87.32% | 92.8% |
2010 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.26% | 84.86% | 91.1% |
2011 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 87.1% | 91.4% |
2012 | Language | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.27% | 89.94% | 90.39% |
2004 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90.4% | 95.7% |
2005 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 98% | 97.4% | 94.7% |
2006 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 95.1% | 95.6% |
2007 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 87.92% | 90.48% |
2008 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 100% | 94.48% | 95.45% |
2009 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.87% | 90.85% | 95.36% |
2010 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.94% | 90.81% | 94.73% |
2011 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 93.03% | 90.32% | 94.82% |
2012 | Math | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.27% | 92.74% | 94.83% |
2004 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 92.4% | 96.5% |
2005 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 98% | 96.8% | 95.4% |
2006 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 91.6% | 95.2% |
2007 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.74% | 89.93% | 90.19% |
2008 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 95.83% | 91.03% | 95.01% |
2009 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 88.02% | 94.2% |
2010 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.26% | 84.87% | 93.57% |
2011 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 90.32% | 93.78% |
2012 | Reading | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.72% | 92.73% | 93.62% |
2004 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 93% | 95.9% |
2005 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 96% | 95.5% | 95.3% |
2006 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 97.2% | 95.9% |
2007 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.43% | 95.3% | 90.62% |
2008 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 97.92% | 94.48% | 95.24% |
2009 | Science | 12th Grade | % met std | 92.31% | 89.44% | 93.62% |
2004 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 88.2% | 92.7% |
2005 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 94% | 89.8% | 93.4% |
2006 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 89.5% | 93.7% |
2007 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 87.18% | 84.56% | 88.74% |
2008 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 89.58% | 88.28% | 92.95% |
2009 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 82.05% | 85.21% | 91.58% |
2010 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 77.42% | 77.3% | 90.45% |
2011 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 79.07% | 80.65% | 87.99% |
2012 | Social Studies | 12th Grade | % met std | 80% | 86.59% | 89.74% |
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* Samson High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.